source: orxonox.OLD/branches/cleanup/src/world_entities/tools/cameraman.h @ 10596

#ifndef _CAMERAMAN_H
#define _CAMERAMAN_H

#include "base_object.h"
#include "state.h"
#include "camera.h"

class BlackScreen;
class Camera;
class PNode;

///! The CameraMan helps you to manage your cameras
class CameraMan : public BaseObject {

  ObjectListDeclaration(CameraMan);

  public:
    CameraMan(const TiXmlElement* root = NULL);
  
    /// Loading
    virtual void loadParams(const TiXmlElement* root);
    void createCameras(const TiXmlElement* camerasTag);
    void createCam(const TiXmlElement* root);

    /// Camera management
    void changeTarget(const std::string& cameraName,const std::string& className, const std::string& objectName);
    void attachCamera(const std::string& cameraName, const std::string& className, const std::string& targetEntity);

    void jumpCam(const std::string& cameraName, float x, float y, float z);
    void moveCam(const std::string& cameraName, float x, float y, float z);
    void setRelCameraCoor(const std::string& cameraName, float x, float y, float z);
    void setRelCameraCoorSoft(const std::string& cameraName, float x, float y, float z, float bias);

    void setCam(const std::string& cameraName);
    void setCam(Camera* newCamera);
    void setClipRegion(float nearClip, float farClip);
   
    /// Managing the current camera
    void changeCurrTarget(const std::string& className, const std::string& objectName);
    void attachCurrCamera(const std::string& className, const std::string& targetEntity);
    void jumpCurrCam(float x, float y, float z);
    void moveCurrCam(float x, float y, float z);

    /// Fading
    void togglFade();
    void initFadeBlack(); 

    /// Polling
    float getCurrCameraCoorX(){return (State::getCamera())->getAbsCoorX();}
    float getCurrCameraCoorY(){return (State::getCamera())->getAbsCoorY();}
    float getCurrCameraCoorZ(){return (State::getCamera())->getAbsCoorZ();}
    const std::string& getCurrCamName(){ return (State::getCamera())->getName(); }

  private:
    float nearClip;
    float farClip;
    BlackScreen* fadeToBlack;
    

};

#endif /* _CAMERAMAN_H */